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Domestic violence research highlights overlooked links between head injuries and mental health
Domestic violence can leave a lasting injury that cannot always be seen: damage to the brain. Strangulation or choking a…
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Digital coloring may ease student stress as effectively as pencils and paper
A new study published in the Journal of Mental Health suggests that some forms of screen time can be beneficial to menta…
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Children and teens experience more injuries on electric or gas-powered bikes than on pedal-assist bikes
Children and teens who ride electric- or gas-powered bikes are at higher risk of trauma or death when involved in collis…
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Study finds nearly fourfold increase in injuries from electric bikes and scooters in recent years
Electric bike and electric scooter injuries among children and teens increased nearly fourfold at one California hospita…
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Are right‑brained people really more creative?
Are you logical, detail-oriented or good with numbers? You must be "left-brained." Creative, artistic and intuitive? You…
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Sudden back pain: It can develop for several reasons, expert explains
One minute you're reaching for an item on a shelf, picking up a child or simply getting out of bed. The next, a sudden s…
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Studies examine tobacco use in Native communities
Two studies examining commercial tobacco use in Native American communities underscore the importance of culturally resp…
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VectorY expands PIONEER-ALS trial to 36 participants
VectorY Therapeutics expanded its Phase 1/2 PIONEER-ALS clinical trial of VTx-002 from 12 to 36 participants. The global…
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Better U, Evernow partner on menopause care
Better U and Evernow announced a strategic telehealth partnership to integrate menopause and mental health care across t…
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CHEST releases guideline on tobacco treatment in the inpatient setting
The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) has released a new clinical guideline for tobacco treatment in the inpa…
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Too little salt may hurt memory just as badly as too much
Salt can make or break a dish. A little too much or too little can throw everything off, leaving even the most luxurious…
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Researchers report early results from therapy designed for a single patient with a rare genetic form of ALS
Mayo Clinic researchers report encouraging early results from an experimental therapy targeting the genetic cause of a r…
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Low-calorie diet and exercise put early-onset type 2 diabetes in remission for 54% of participants
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Ital…
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What happens in the brain when cannabis generates anxiety?
For the first time, Northwestern scientists have identified a set of neurons that play a role in generating anxiety afte…
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RNA urine test outperforms standard bladder cancer tests and could help guide treatment
A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System can diagnose bla…
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New surgical technique reconstructs the clitoris after treatment for vulvar cancer
For women who lose part of their clitoris because of vulvar cancer, a clitoral reconstruction procedure has now been dev…
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First successful primate transplant of human pituitary tissue boosts cortisol levels
Researchers in Japan have transplanted pituitary tissue grown from human stem cells into a primate whose pituitary gland…
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Functional decline precedes cardiovascular disease events by many years
Functional decline begins many years before clinically apparent cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, according to a stud…
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Almost 1 in 3 adults develop cardiorenal disease or die within 5 years of type 2 diabetes diagnosis
Within five years of a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, there is a greater risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) fir…
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Reading, socializing and doing puzzles can help preserve cognitive health, large study shows
Puzzles, brain-training games and hobbies have long been said to stave off cognitive decline. But while some research ha…
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'Mini-brains' model myelin damage and regeneration, offering new tool for MS drug testing
Researchers have developed 3D "mini-brains" they hope will help speed up the search for much-needed drug treatments for …
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Newly discovered cell type helps shape blood vessel growth in the heart
Researchers have discovered a new cell type that may help regulate blood vessel growth in the heart during development a…
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Herpesvirus eye infections show distinct patterns linked to immune status
Herpesviruses are a family of DNA viruses that cause a range of infections in humans and animals. A distinctive characte…
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Gut bacterial compound worsens brain injury after stroke, study suggests
Researchers at LMU have discovered how a metabolite produced by gut bacteria can influence brain damage after stroke. Th…